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Fall Nuc Maintenance ?'s

We have a two story Nuc with a total of 8 deep frames that is doing well.
The bees are still drawing out some comb though.
It's getting filled with nectar, pollen and sugar syrup as they go.
Do I need to be concerned about them becoming over-crowded or swarming?

With what I'm seeing I would normally put on another super with four more frames but it is late in the season.
I may be able to take some unused drawn comb from the other hives if that is an option.

Re: Fall Nuc Maintenance ?'s

Allen, I would call it good enough and leave them alone. I would add the extra drawn combs in the spring as the population of a nuc in this configuration explodes very quickly, and then swarming becomes likely/inevitable without intervention